Spike Lee
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Anthony Mackie recalls his failed Spike Lee TV movie that was meant to be like The Wire: 'The wheels fell off'
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Ice Spice to make acting debut opposite Denzel Washington in Spike Lee’s High and Low remake
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Hollywood Shuffle taught Cord Jefferson to explore racism on-screen through laughter
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Denzel Washington and Spike Lee reunite for adaptation of Akira Kurosawa's High and Low
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Bradley Cooper says he's 'always hated chairs,' prefers apple boxes on his sets
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The 12 best Thanksgiving movies to feast on
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The 40 best crime movies of all time
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Spike Lee calls out 'motherf---ers in the press' who said Do the Right Thing would incite Black people to riot
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Michael Imperioli enlisted a witch to use 'otherworldly means' to get Summer of Sam made
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The 32 best vampire movies
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Xolo Maridueña pays homage to '90s hip-hop and Spike Lee in video for debut single 'On My Way'
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The 15 best Adam Driver movie roles
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Best Spike Lee movies, ranked
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The best comedies to watch on Netflix right now
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Brie Larson's favorite Oscars moment was awarding Spike Lee alongside Samuel L. Jackson
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Meet Your Maker: Eve's Bayou director Kasi Lemmons reveals her biggest influences
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Jack Harlow and Sinqua Walls argue about Spike Lee in first White Men Can't Jump teaser
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Blonde star Adrien Brody reflects on his partnership with Wes Anderson, the gauntlet of The Pianist, and more
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Denzel Washington's best performances, ranked
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Wesley Snipes is ready to turn the page
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17 new 9/11 documentaries to commemorate 20th anniversary
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Director to Director: Halle Berry and Spike Lee, in conversation
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Watch Spike Lee shock Cannes by revealing Palme d'Or winner too soon
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Cannes names Julia Ducournau the 2nd woman director ever to win the Palme d'Or
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See all the stars at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival
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The Academy Museum is finally ready to open: Here's everything to know about it
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Spike Lee dubs Glenn Close 'my sista' for her 'Da Butt' Oscars dance
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Watch Glenn Close do 'Da Butt' dance in iconic Oscars moment
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Viola Davis, Denzel Washington, more celebrate Chadwick Boseman in Netflix special Portrait of an Artist
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Spike Lee on Da 5 Bloods, Chadwick Boseman, and overdue awards buzz
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The Awardist podcast: Delroy Lindo on his titanic performance in Da 5 Bloods
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Craig 'muMs' Grant, actor from Oz and Spike Lee projects, dies at 52
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EW's 2021 Oscar predictions: Who will win Academy Awards?
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The most shocking snubs and surprises of the 2021 Oscar nominations
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Inside the making of Space Jam's big game and Michael Jordan's epic stretch dunk
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Dream Team: LeBron James joins the Tune Squad in Space Jam: A New Legacy first look
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Black Panther costume designer Ruth E. Carter looks back on her most stylish films
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Spike Lee on his Oscar win, Chadwick Boseman, and if there's a comic book movie in his future
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Minari, Mank roar back into Oscar race with huge Critics Choice nominations
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What makes a Black movie 'Black'?
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Golden Globes light Oscars fire for Promising Young Woman, derail Da 5 Bloods
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EW's Golden Globe predictions: Borat, Zendaya, more bring Oscars heat to nominations
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Who is Ciera Payton? Learn more about the actress playing Wendy Williams on Lifetime
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Who's up and who's down in the Oscar race? EW's awards experts debate
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Da 5 Bloods, Riz Ahmed, Carey Mulligan score wins from National Board of Review
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AFI top 10 boosts Soul, Nomadland, Da 5 Bloods in Oscar race
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Spike Lee's kids named 2021 Golden Globe Ambassadors
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Oscar contenders Tom Holland, Amanda Seyfried, more join EW's The Awardist
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2020 New York Film Critics Circle Awards honor Da 5 Bloods, Borat, more
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The biggest celebrity apologies on social media in 2020
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The show must go on: Why the Oscars shouldn't be canceled
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Spike Lee to direct new movie musical about Viagra
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See celebrities cast their votes in the 2020 presidential election
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Netflix submits Chadwick Boseman's Ma Rainey performance for lead actor awards consideration
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Antebellum director says Black art 'is the most policed'
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Thomas Jefferson Byrd dies at 70: Actor in Spike Lee films was killed in Atlanta
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Spike Lee directs David Byrne in the joyous concert doc American Utopia: review
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13 standouts from this year's Toronto International Film Festival
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Clarke Peters says he 'regrets' judging Chadwick Boseman on set of Da 5 Bloods
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Spike Lee pays tribute to Da 5 Bloods star Chadwick Boseman: 'Miss you, Chadwick'
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David Byrne and Spike Lee unite for first American Utopia trailer
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The lovely lost black-ish episode finally takes its place in TV history: Review
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Regina King's feature directorial debut One Night in Miami joins TIFF 2020 lineup